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No. 5 - Duet - Chris, Genie and Chorus
| Genie: | Professor Gilder is my name, And simply boundless is my fame. |
| Chris: | And I claim the same! |
| Girls: | Ah! |
| Genie: | You ne'er again need hope to scan The feature of so great a man, |
| Chris: | So gaze while you can. |
| Girls: | Ah! |
| Genie: | To realize the brains that lie Beneath a forehead broad and high, |
| Chris: | Pray, cast here an eye! |
| Chorus: | Ah! Of all the varied "ologies," Of 'varsities and colleges, More than profound their knowledge is In fact they know it all! |
| Chris: | Oh! I am an L. L. D. |
| Genie: | And I am an I. O. U. |
| Chris: | For both of us took a high degree At the college of Hoop de Doo! |
| Genie: | Oh, I am an X. Y. Z. |
| Chris: | I never knew that of you, |
| Both: | He's/I'm an O. K. and a C. O. D. As well as a P. D. Q. |
| Chorus: | For he is an L. L. D. |
| Chris: | I am! |
| Chorus: | And he is an I. O. U. |
| Genie: | I am! |
| Chorus: | For both of them took a high degree At the college of Hoop de Doo! |
| Chris & Genie: | Doo, doo, |
| Chorus: | Oh, he is an X. Y. Z. |
| Genie: | I am! |
| Chorus: | We never knew that of you, |
| Chris: | I am! |
| All: | He's/I'm an O. K. and a C. O. D. As well as a P. D. Q. |
| Chris: | In ev'ry climate, land, or zone, Professor Wilder is well known. |
| Genie: | I don't like your tone. |
| Girls: | Ah! |
| Chris: | And when it comes to foreheads wide, You will admit this can't be tied. |
| Genie: | Look here and decide. |
| Girls: | Ah! |
| Chris: | My partner there too jealous is, You all may read it in his phiz. |
| Genie: | But he knows his biz. |
| Chorus: | Ah! Of all the varied "ologies," Of 'varsities and colleges, More than profound their knowledge is In fact they know it all! |
| Chris: | Oh! I am an L. L. D. |
| Genie: | And I am an I. O. U. |
| Chris: | For both of us took a high degree At the college of Hoop de Doo! |
| Genie: | Oh, I am an X. Y. Z. |
| Chris: | I never knew that of you, |
| Both: | He's/I'm an O. K. and a C. O. D. As well as a P. D. Q. |
| Chorus: | For he is an L. L. D. |
| Chris: | I am! |
| Chorus: | And he is an I. O. U. |
| Genie: | I am! |
| Chorus: | For both of them took a high degree At the college of Hoop de Doo! |
| Chris & Genie: | Doo, doo, |
| Chorus: | Oh, he is an X. Y. Z. |
| Genie: | I am! |
| Chorus: | We never knew that of you, |
| Chris: | I am! |
| All: | He's/I'm an O. K. and a C. O. D. As well as a P. D. Q. |
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American Musical Theatre | Chris and the Wonderful Lamp
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